American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs RBL Bank Platinum Maxima Credit Card

• Get rewarded for your spends with 10X and 5X Membership Rewards® Points respectively at select merchant partners
• Cashback of Rs. 500 on eligible spends of Rs. 10,000 in the first 90 days of Cardmembership
• Renewal Fee waiver on spends of Rs.40,000 and above in the previous year of Card-membership

• Earn 2 Reward Points for every Rs. 100 spent on all your purchases
• 5X Rewards: Get 10 Reward Points for every Rs. 1000 spent for dining, entertainment, utility bill payments, fuel and international purchases
• Annual Spend Bonus: Use your card for purchases of Rs. 2 lakhs or more in a year and get 10,000 reward points
• Get additional 10,000 Bonus Reward Points on crossing Rs. 3.5 lakhs of annual spends on the card
• Get one complimentary movie ticket free up to Rs. 200 every month on the purchase of 2 or more tickets at BookMyShow
• 2 complimentary visits every calendar quarter at Domestic Lounges at all major airports in India
• Redeem Reward Points for air travel, hotel stays, shopping vouchers and much more
• Fuel Transaction Charge: 1% Surcharge on Fuel transaction value or Rs.10, whichever is higher

Pros

• Convert spends into easy monthly instalments with the American Express EMI
• Avail 5X Membership Rewards  by transacting on Amazon, Swiggy, BookMyShow, PVR, Myntra, Jabong, Grofers, Big Bazaar and many more and get 5X rewards for every Rs.50 spent
• Avail 1 Membership Rewards Point for every Rs. 50 spent except on the spends for Fuel, Insurance, Utilities, Cash Transactions and EMI conversion at Point of Sale

Cons

• No Golf/coaching sessions
• No complimentary Airport Lounge access 
• High-interest rates

Pros

• Get one complimentary movie ticket free up to Rs. 200 every month on the purchase of 2 or more tickets at BookMyShow
• Two complimentary access to domestic lounges at all major airports in India

Cons

• No Fuel Surcharge Wavier
• High-interest rate